2012 Op-Ed series

On the occasion of the first anniversary of the 2011 UN High-level Meeting on NCDs, Arogya World and the Young Professionals Chronic Disease Network teamed up to produce this series of op-eds from a variety of public health luminaries.

• In First Year, Global Fight Against NCDs Gathers Momentum
  September 12, 2012 – Huffington Post
  Sir George Alleyne, Director Emeritus of the Pan-American Health Organization and Dr. Nils Daulaire, Director of the Office of Global Affairs in the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
  
• Why Non-Communicable Diseases Must Be Part of Any New Development Goals
  September 11, 2012 – The Guardian
  Johanna Ralston, Chief Executive Officer of the World Heart Federation and Ann Keeling, Chief Executive Officer of the International Diabetes Federation
  
• Why Are We So Meek in Demanding Treatment for Non-Communicable Disease?
  September 13, 2012 – Huffington Post
  Princess Dina Mired, Director General, King Hussein Cancer Foundation
• Women Are a Powerful Solution to the NCD Crisis
  September 17, 2012 – Huffington Post
  Jill Sheffield, President, Women Deliver and Nalini Saligram, Founder, Arogya World
• Closing the NCD Divide: A Matter of Equity and Social Justice
  September 19, 2012 – Huffington Post
  Felicia M. Knaul, Director, Harvard Global Equity Initiative and Benn Grover, Health Communication Specialist, National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention
• Food is linked to NCDs…and Producers Must Respond
  September 19, 2012 – ONE Blog
  Rachel Nugent, Associate Professor in Global Health at the University of Washington
  and M. Ann Tutwiler, Deputy Director-General,Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N.
• Learning from AIDS: Responding to Non-Communicable Diseases
  September 20, 2012 – Huffington Post
  Peter Piot, Director, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
• Private Sector Serious About Tackling NCDs Despite Concerns of Civil Society
  September 22, 2012 – Huffington Post
  Dr. Derek Yach, Senior Vice President of Global Health & Agriculture Policy, PepsiCo